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Show UTAH 467 Theodore Roosevelt Thursday, March 28, But Rejects Large Multiple Complex 400-un- 3-- Johnson, an attorney representing 45th South Associates, was confident that the proposal would go through, in spite of a potential snag presented by County Flood Control. The proposal, submitted by 45th South Associates, involves about 20 acres of the Sorenson Research 800 W. 4500 South, presently zoned A-- 2 (agricultural). The petition sought to have the property rezoned to R-(multiple Park at about family). The flood control staff approved the proposed use of the property with the stipulation that the zone not be extended to the river bank itself, but stop 100 feet short. We dont want to build there, Johnson explained, but we would like the zone all the way to the river. Johnson noted that about three acres would be taken away from the - project site by removing 100 feet adjacent to the river from the zoning petition, thus increasing the density of the proposal on the remaining pro- perty. He explained the company intended to landscape that portion and overflow parking would be the only use of the river bank. A great deal of fill will have to be brought in to build on the remaining portion of thp 20 acres, Fred architect, had Hindel, aTexas-baseexplained to the commission at an earlierhearing. She pleaded for money to start a sidewalk project which she says will struck as he walked home from save the lives of many young chidlren who are forced to walk the sidewalk school precipitated issue. along the citys mostly unimproved Judy Morgan, chairman of a streets. citizen group appointed by the counThanking the council for its interest in the issue, she said Newman cil several weeks ago to study the with has been very cooperative sidewalk issue with City Manager her committee. She then asked for John Newman, appeared again more consideration in the 1985-8- 6 cibefore the council. ty budget for sidewalk funds. She said her committee wants to see sidewalks along 3600 West by the start of the 1986 school year. All she got for her effort was courteous ears. Maloney said the sidewalk issue was foremost in our minds, but went on to say hes opposed to using money for sidewalks that are not a benefit to the entire city. Its not a localized problem, Mrs. Morgan responded. Its a general problem. She said that all the people in the city use (or would use) sidewalks. Maloney said an unsuccessful effort was made during the recent legislative session to get lawmakers to appropriate State Safe Sidewalk funds for use along arterial state roads. Presently the funds can be used only on state highways. Maloney didnt say, however, whether any of . the funds will be available to build sidewalks on 3500 South, which is a state highway. Mrs. Morgan will meet again today (Thursday) with Newman to look into the possibility of forming a special improvement district. The council also held a public hearing which didnt result in an ordinance change. After recent review by the City Planning Commission, it was thought that a new ordinance defining a single family dwelling was needed. However, City Attorney Paul MorGOAL PURSUED . . . Appealing to tho City Council, Judy Morgan ris said the present ordinance does properly define the term and the Mk) action that will result in ildowalks' along streets in Watt Continued on page 6 Valley. The recent death of a West Valley City youth who was County Places One Hospital On Hold, Approves Another SALT LAKE. A proposal by one hospital chain was given the County Planning Commissions blessing Tuesday, while a separate hospital proposal on a nearby site was put on the back burner until the company can work out details with area developers. Humana Hospitals, Inc. petitioned the commission to add a hospital and clinic to the uses permitted in the zone currently designated for acres at 1550 W. 20 5400 South. Humana presented its proposal to the commission March 12 for a d womens hospital in another attempt to obtain the zoning necessary to build the facility in the Bennion 120-be- area. Last fall Humana tried to have property at 5959 So. Redwood Road and by November had met d, all Planning Commission objections to its proposal. The County Commission, however, turned down the zoning requrest for that property in early January. The March 12 hearing was not for rezoning, but to have the commission decide whether a hospital and clinic could be added to the permitted uses already listed for the zone currently existing on the 20-ac- re parcel. representing the Community Council, told the commission the council had approved the project on this new site. She said she thought it would be a positive addition to the community. In granting approval Tuesday, the commission stipulated, however, that before granting final approval on the project, that the County Commission make sure proposed roads are dedicated. A separate conditional use proposal by Intermountain Health Care, Inc. asked the commission to approve its plan to build a behavioral Donna Crase, Taylorsville-Bennio- n Currently zoned A- -l use provision in the schools, churches and similar facilities" to be built on property zoned A-- l -would permit the construction of a psychiatric hospital on agricultural corporaproperty by a quasi-publi- c - which permits non-prof- it tion. IHC is a non-prof- it Copy 25 f He explained to the commission units would be large the eight-ple- x and would look like single family estates. This project could become a landmark for that particular part of the valley. He also noted the units would be constructed (ground level, without basements), and water would be worked throughout the complex in streams and ponds. We think this is a good location Donna Crase, for apartments, representing the Taylorsville- slab-on-gra- Bennion Community Council, told the commission. A motion to approve the project was made by commission member Sam Rex, but he could muster only a 3 vote in favor of the proposal . If you build on fill in a flood plane, youre only asking for trouble, commission member Chandler St. John commented while moving to deny the proposal. The commission voted 2 to turn down the petition. Even though the multiple family project was denied, several single family subdivisions gained the Planning Commissions approval. In the Taylorsville-Bennio- n area, the commission okayed 52 lots for the Cobblestone development at 4200 So. 3800 West, another 20 lots for Mill Heights Plat C at 2550 W. 5450 South and two more lots for Christos No. 2 at 6150 So. 1380 West. The commission also approved an additional 146 single family lots in Magna, presented by Shadow Run Estates for property at 3000 So. 7900 West. In Kearns, a nod of approval was 2-- 3-- Site Plan Ordinance On Morning Agenda proposed site plan ordinance will get its first public airing at the City Planning Commission meeting here today (Thursday). The commission will meet at 8 a.m. in a work session convening its regular meeting at 9 in Council Chambers at City Hall, 2470 So. Redwood Road. While the site plan ordinance wont be the subject of a public hearing until April 11, John Janson, the citys long range planner, said he wants the public to have as much time to study the proposed ordinance as possible. The proposed ordinance, said Janson, will create kind of a checklist which developers will be able to use so theyll know just what is required of them." - Included. In the - proposed ordinance are complete guidelines for application for a site plan review, site plan requirements for home occupations, site plan requirements for new construction of a single family dwelling in an approved subdivision, requirements for construction of an undeveloped site for permitted commercial, industrial and mutiple-uni- t residential properties and an outline for an appeal procedure. We want to make it simple for everyone involved, Janson said. We want to define closely what the guidelines are. He said the site plan will call for more landscaping and for a better WEST VALLEY. A quality of materials used in construction. In other action, the commission will: Render decisions on two master plan amendment requests. One is for Way Station Associates at 3649 So. 3200 West for a convenience store; the other for Don C. Harwood, 3607 e So. 3600 West for a facility. - Consider four subdivision applications Williamsburg No. 4 at 4215 S. 6400 West, for 25 lots; the Delmar Downs subdivision at 3100 So. 3500 West, for 41 lots; the Deerfield IV at 4600 So. 5600 West, for 91 lots; for Woodbury Estates, 3945 So. 4580 West, for one lot . - Consider three conditional use applications - Mountain Bell, 2700 W. 2100 South, 3470 W. 2100 South and 4250 W. 2100 South for telephone equipment buildings; the LDS church, 4580 W. 3945 South for a stake center; Richard Godfrey, 6419 W. 2100 South, for an office building. - Consider two zoning amendment hearing applications. One is from the Gary Cutzinger Co., 3700 So. 2200 zone to an RM zone; West, an 8 the other from Verl J. Neider, 2427 So. Redwood Road, an zone to - mini-storag- - R-l-- aC-2- . - Consider a master plan amendment from Sierra Investment Enterprises at 7200 W. 2820 South, an 0 zone to commercial and medium to high density. The Planning Commission will also elect a new vice chairman. A-2- given for 167 lots in the Crestview 5300 So. 5800 West, along with 63 lots In the Georgetown development at 4400 W. 6100 South. project at A total of 450 single family sion lots were approved in Tuesdays action for the west side of the valley. In other action, the commission postponed a conditional use decision on a petition for a home occupancy barbershop submitted by Charles Dominguez for property at 4789 W. 5865 South. Continued on page 6 One Just Barely - Funding Proposals Approved SALT LAKE. Barring a reversal Tuesdays special election ballots are canvassed, the County when Commission will have two options from to choose when financing a new county government center. By a mere 11 votes in one of the most meager election turnouts in the countys history, the electorate authorized county officials to conarsider using a rangement to finance construction of the facility. Voters were more generous, however, in the first of two proposals on the ballot. They endorsed the general obligation bond approach by 10,537 to 6,593. In contrast, the vote was 8,253 to 8,242. Possibly the most impressive statistic from Tuesdays voting activity, however, was that dealing with the number those eligible to vote who shunned the polls. Nearly 95 percent of the countys residents eligible to vote in the special election did not cast a ballot. County election officials said the 5.1 percent turnout low could well represent an e lease-purcha- lease-purcha- all-tim- here. Should the County Commission exfirst option, it will authorize issuance of up to $50,865,000 ' in general obligation bonds. The second option - the one which voters barely approved - allows the county to go into debt to the tune of $58,500,000 to lease space with the intent of buying the rented property ercise the later. It is the countys intent to move from offices it occupies in the City-Coun- ty Building by fall of 1986, relocating in the first phase of the new complex to be built at the northwest comer of 2100 South and State. Present buildings there, part of the old county hospital, will be razed. Completion of the second phase of the new facility is projected for - 5400 South Width Is Focal Point (agricultural), IHC sought the commissions decision as to whether the zoning law Single ") Family Lots In Community Council Session Tonight on property at 5750 health facility So. 1500 West. ' - Special Districts Eyed For Sidewalk Development WEST VALLEY. If there are going to be any new sidewalks in the city anytime soon, theyre likely to be built by citizens through special improvement district and by developers building subdivisions. The West Valley City Council -with Mayor Jerry Maloney doing all the talking - remained adamant that its not the responsibility of the city to build sidewalks. DJI k f,ATj. The Green Sheet d In West Valley City 84111 1985 Coumtty Okays 450 Single SALT LAKE. The County Planning Commission gave its collective nod of approval to 450 single family subdivision lots Tuesday, but turned it down a proposal for a 350 to multiple family complex on the west bank of the Jordan River at 4500 South. I just cant believe it, Ralph Johnson said after the commission voted 2 to deny the multiple family application. SOUTH pram what you can, with what you have, where you are. Do 10 300 SALT LAKE CITY UTAH ti ti Volume 31, Number PRESS ASSOCIATION EAST corporation created to operate hospitals formerly run by the LDS church. The facility it proposed to construct would TAYLORSVILLE. Election of a new council member and traffic matters are among items that will come before members of the Taylorsville-Bennio- n Community Council during a meeting here tonight (Thursday). The 7 p.m. session will be conducted at Eisenhower junior high, according to Lynne Turner, council president. Residents of both Bennion and Taylorsville are eligible to fill the seat. The post was vacant vacated by the resignation of Karen Derbidge. State and county officials are expected to attend the session to res at-lar- pond to questions on a variety of road and traffic matters. Council members are interested in getting a higher priority rating on widening of 5400 South to four lanes west of Redwood Road. Under present plans, widening of the route is still several years away. Council members say they have learned that under present plans, additional widening (to four lanes) of 5400 South is still several years away, possibly 1990. Local resident have cited rapid growth in recent years, plus proposed construction of multiple dwellings in the vicinity necessitate more traffic lanes to accommodate the continually rising number of vehicles. Some road work is being done in the vicinity now to help alleviate the traffic situation, including a project that eliminates an old narrow bridge at 3100 W. 5400 South. With warmer temperatures anticipated soon, asphalt surfacing could begin by allowing traffic to move normally through acthat area by early to mid-Macording to Joe Burton, project engineer for the Utah Department of Transportation. Burton said crews of Gerber Construction have completed concrete work on the bridge itself and will have curb and gutter work to com mid-Apri- l, plete after the asphalt The entire project could up by mid-Jun- e, is in place. be wrapped Burton said. Just to the east of there, crews of Staker Construction are progressing that will open up a segment of 2700 West north of 5400 South. Expected to further alleviate traffic congestion in the vicinity, that project is expected to be completed by the first of August, Burton speculated. The canal road, he said, will remain closed until that time. In addition to the traffic matters, the council is expected to address topics related to planning and zoning proposals. on a project quarter-mil- e house a voluntary admissions program, with no committed patients, the commission was told. Several buildings were proposed for the campus-lik- e complex, including three patient dormitories and other buildings housing office space. All buildings are slated to be one story and residential in appearance. Were not opposed to it, Donna Crase of the Taylorsville-Bennio- n Community Council, told the commission. Sherm Harmer of Millstream Associates, however, voiced strong We opposition by his company. need some protection to the single family homes which Millstream is building across the street from the proposed facility. He explained that Millstream agreed to construct the single family development in an earlier compromise in order to construct a multiple family complex in the area as a buffer to the Kashmir subdivision. The proposal itself, he noted, was not objectionable, but the layout of the project and the proposed road system which IHC intended to serve the complex would jeopardize the Continued on page 6 TRAFFIC FUNNEL . . . Motorist! or expected to havo only a fow more wooks of Inconvonlonco Kora noar 3100 West on S400 South whora work Is bolng dona to eliminate a narrow bridge and provide will ho put In placa spot for four traffic lanos. Asphalt surfacing whan woathor conditions allow, according to UDOT officials. Arno residents are pressing for a higher priority for widening of thereute. |